Research trends and collaborations by applied science researchers in South African universities of technology: 2007–2017

This paper analyses the publication patterns of researchers in the field of applied sciences at Universities of Technology in South Africa. Aspects investigated include publications in SCOPUS-listed journals; number of citations and countries of publication. Collaborative research patterns at national and international levels were also investigated. A bibliometric analysis approach was followed using SCOPUS as the main source of data and analysing the articles published in selected applied science disciplines. Results show that researchers in the field of applied sciences in universities of technology have increased their number of publications over the past 10?years and are also working in conjunction with other researchers both nationally and internationally. The analysis is an important addition to the field in South Africa which helps in measuring how institutions are positively responding to government incentives in research. The results are also important to information professionals who are increasingly playing an important role in research impact assessments.     

The American Universities Which Published Most Often in Journals for Business & Finance,Law, Education,and Social Sciences Librarians, 2000–2010

The authors adapt the methods and ranking system of the 5-year study by Wiberley, Hurd, and Weller (2006) to report the number and affiliations of papers published by subject-specialist librarians in four journals from 2000 to 2010: the Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, Law Library Journal, Legal Reference Services Quarterly, and Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian. While both approaches demonstrated high output from many of the same highly ranked universities, our modified approach identified a significant number of unranked schools that may have deep specialty strengths among their subject expert librarian authors.     

关于社会科学论文的数量与质量研究——以2001年经济学诺贝尔奖获得者George A.Akerlof为例

创新性研究成果是科研人员追求的目标,也是提高我国社会科学研究质量的决定性因素。本文以2001年经济学诺贝尔奖获得者GeorgeA.Akerlof发表在SSCI上的论文为例,探讨了社会科学论文的数量与质量关系,指出科研人员在进行创新性研究的时候,一方面要进行艰苦的积累,甚至"十年磨一剑";另一方面由于科学研究具有探索性质,研究者在取得进展后要及时发表,以便进行进一步的学术交流。同时指出社会科学成果的体现具有时滞性,对社会科学成果的评价不应受时间的限制。     

Retrospective Conversion of Periodicals

Changes in journal publishing are often driven by the needs of the science community. Leo Walford, who is the Associate Director for Rights & Business Development for Sage Publications, highlighted differences between social science publishing and science publishing and discussed “why one size doesn't fit all.”     

四川省高校人文社会科学研究现状及对策建议

近几年来 ,四川省高校人文社会科学研究取得了长足发展 ,科研队伍逐步扩大 ,课题成果的数量和质量在全国占有重要地位。目前存在的问题是高层次项目少、经费不足、标志性成果不突出。为促进四川省高校人文社会科学研究的发展 ,应从深化科研体制改革、确立研究方向特点、组织联合攻关、多渠道筹集科研经费、加大政府投入、重视人才培养等方面入手 ,使四川省高校人文社科研究迈上新台阶     

高职工科专业文理兼招学生“高等数学”课程成绩分析

以柳州师范高等专科学校2010-2012级应用电子技术等高职工科专业文理兼招学生的"高等数学"课程期末考试成绩为样本,对理工类学生与文史类学生掌握"高等数学"课程知识的差异进行统计与分析.结果表明,理工类学生与文史类学生的"高等数学"课程基础知识成绩无明显差异,理工类学生的"高等数学"课程应用知识成绩及总成绩明显高于文史类学生.